I saw an old man
Rich, happy and fulfilled
I saw another aged man
But miserable, sad and a pauper
They lived closely through the years
They faced the same economic crisis
And both managed limited resources
One now sparkles with smiles
While the other frozen with tears
Their difference so wide
Was caused by so little a thing
Like salt in the act of cooking
Both were promising men
Both were of talent and substance
Both were intelligent and diligent
Both had marks of greatness
Both had dreams and ambition
But both ended distinctively differently
What was the secret formula?
What was the hidden fact?
There was nothing hidden or secret
It lies right their before us
In ticks ticks ticks
It was in its management
We all have it limited
And choose to use it differently
Some say it’s against us
Some say it’s not on our side
Then I asked “on whose side is it on? ”
In your role as time manager
Discover the truth that
When you do what you should do
When you are meant to,
You will be able to do
What you want when you want to.
Source: PoemHunter Poetry Series, 2013.